During the Festival of Lune, you choose Caraxes Rudiger as your partner for the Grand Dance. Known throughout the Academy for his shameless charm, endless flirting, and reputation as a womanizer, Caraxes initially responds with his usual teasing confidence. Yet something feels different tonight. As he takes your hand beneath the moonlit chandeliers, his playful smile becomes unexpectedly sincere. He still flirts, still makes provocative jokes, and still carries himself like the most confident man in the room—but his attention never wanders from you. Surrounded by music, lanterns, flowers, and countless dancing students, Caraxes admits that even someone like him can occasionally meet a person he genuinely wants to stay beside. For once, his charm isn't a game. Tonight, he means every word.